The reborn Baskonia wants to extend its streak in Lyon
Ivanovic’s team, encouraged after their great victory against Barça, look for a positive balance in the Euroleague against the penultimate team
MADRID, 16 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Baskonia visits ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne this Friday at the Astroballe (8:00 p.m.) on the ninth day of the Regular Phase of the Euroleague 2023-2024, in which the Vitorian team seeks to extend its winning streak after overwhelming Barça (94 -71) and confirm the improvement, at least in Europe, with the arrival of Dusko Ivanovic.
The Baskonista team has not known defeat in the Euroleague since the arrival of the veteran Montenegrin coach after the dismissal of Joan Peñarroya, with three consecutive victories against Partizán (84-83), Olympiacos (74-75) and this Wednesday at the Fernando Buesa Arena, the one with the most authority in this fourth stage of the Balkan coach and which should serve as a mental reinforcement to gain more consistency.
Despite the bad start, this latest victory allows Baskonia to move closer to the middle of the table, tenth, and with a balance of 4-4, which is why in Lyon they have the opportunity to get a balance for the first time. positive in the top continental competition, where the complete ‘Ivanovic seal’ is being seen the most, since in the Endesa League things are not so optimal with four defeats in a row, two with Ivanovic.
For now, it seems that the foundations have been laid and the project is moving forward. The Montenegrin coach is taking the opportunity to get to know what was his home and his adaptation is being rapid, with some defensive improvement and the good offensive contribution of players like Codi Miller-McIntyre, Marcus Howard and Chima Moneke. Against Barça, he also showed a lot of outside aim (14/30 on three-pointers) and rebounding (40), aspects that he hopes to repeat in the Astroballe where he recovers Nico Mannion, but will continue without Vranja Marinkovic, Khalifa Diop and Nikos Rogkavopoulos.
For its part, ASVEL Villeurbanne goes to its impressive field after three consecutive away games in the Euroleague and also encouraged by having added two victories, against ALBA Berlin (68-73) and Zalgiris Kaunas (88-91), which stopped a bad start of five consecutive defeats.
Like Baskonia, the French team led by Tony Parker changed coaches, with the departure of the brother of the former San Antonio Spurs point guard, ‘TJ’, and the arrival of the charismatic Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzecco, who has improved the team’s performance. who clings to players Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, the veteran Nando de Colo, Paris Lee or Joffrey Lauvergne and always more uncomfortable in his pavilion where last year he overwhelmed the Vitorian team (87-61) and where he has beaten them in four of his six visits.
DATASHEET.
–EQUIPMENT.
ASVEL LYON-VILLEURBANE: Lee, Lighty, Luwawu-Cabarrot, Lauvergne y Fall –possible initial quinteto–; From Colo, Egbunu, Jackson, Lombahe-Kahudi, Ndiaye, Scott and Yaacov.
BASKONIA: Howard, Miller-McIntyre, Sedekerskis, Raieste and Costello –possible starting five–; Chris, Díez, Kotsar, Mannion and Moneke.
–REFEREES: Pastusiak, Panther and Porobic.
–PAVILLION: Astroballe.
–TIME: 20.00/Movistar+.